LETTER: First Amendment under siege from the left

Regarding the Aug. 23 story, “Red Bank postmaster under fire for hateful Facebook posts,” his posts were “private” and had nothing to do with the post office. Apparently there were “hateful” jokes posted by him. I think the word “mocking” would be a better definition.

However, we have something called the First Amendment that guarantees all of our citizens the right to free speech and to be able to speak their mind. Nowhere in the wording of that amendment does it say that free speech has to be pleasant. The reason the amendment was created was to protect the colonists from being threatened or punished for speaking out against the king of England. Those who did prior to our revolution could be flogged, beaten and even hung for speaking out against him.

Fast forward to today, and we have the same problem that the colonists faced before they prevailed and became a nation. And now left-wing liberals, aided by the media, have somehow managed to nullify that amendment. They are going to nullify others if we don’t take a stand. Do I dislike people? Do I dislike certain nations and their citizens? You bet. And if I do, that is my right under the First Amendment. And it is my right to say it!

How dare anyone tell me how to think and feel. We are now back in pre-revolutionary days with people being fired from their jobs and accused of so-called “hate crimes” that have jail time and hefty fines attached to them. We are being taken over by the left liberals who want to rule our every thought. They are slowly but surely taking our rights away.

I may or may not agree with what that postmaster said, but I certainly believe he has the right to say it.